tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post814549414588349751..comments2015-03-04T06:03:43.359+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: SOME THINGS WORTH KNOWING...Dave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-63238430923924033882008-06-28T22:42:00.000+01:002008-06-28T22:42:00.000+01:00Sorry to hear of the demise of Spencer's. That pla...Sorry to hear of the demise of Spencer's. That place had quite a history. Where are all Hendry's trophies going to go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-14409518829274922652008-06-21T17:48:00.000+01:002008-06-21T17:48:00.000+01:00David,Of course Barry Hearn is still interested in...David,<BR/><BR/>Of course Barry Hearn is still interested in snooker. His Premier League events never seem to have any trouble selling out.<BR/>I've detailed (at some length)my thoughts on Mr Hearn's influence here:<BR/>http://www.supremesnooker.com/features/<BR/>Look particularly under the "Why Image Matters" part.<BR/>I believe patience is beginning to wear thin with the WPBSA and the current World Series could just be the precurser to a full-scale, PDC-style breakaway.Marcus Steadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794203614866689871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-28119502167513426902008-06-21T14:46:00.000+01:002008-06-21T14:46:00.000+01:00I agree with Jonathan that the EIS is a fantastic ...I agree with Jonathan that the EIS is a fantastic venue, I experienced it for the first time this year and watched a cracker of a game between Mark Allen and Ricky Walden.<BR/><BR/>Despite the noise from the Junior Athletics meeting and later in the day the Basketball game I thought as a venue for qualifying events it is the best I have attended over my 19 years of touring cross country watching snooker.<BR/><BR/>RyanSupaselbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241917029720591137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-59296298983127559892008-06-20T10:32:00.000+01:002008-06-20T10:32:00.000+01:00Yes, the EIS is a very good venue, although I was ...Yes, the EIS is a very good venue, although I was surprised that it wasn't totally soundproof when I went to the WC Qualifiers - there was an indoor athletics meeting going on next door and every now and then a klaxon would sound just as a player was down on his shot!<BR/><BR/>Notwithstanding that, you cant get much more value for a fiver in sport - the final qualifying round for the worlds is life and death for these playersJonathannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-42176195846637743442008-06-20T09:31:00.000+01:002008-06-20T09:31:00.000+01:00thanks for the big update. Been to the final WC qu...thanks for the big update. Been to the final WC qualifiers at the EIS the last 2 years so its good to hear the UK-qualifiers will be held there.Stenoreply@blogger.com